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The consumer watchdog has brought legal action against online retailer Kogan Australia alleging one of its discount promotions duped customers.
VW dieselgate hearings postponed over ACCC objections
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A hearing scheduled for later this year in several class actions and an ACCC proceeding over allegations Volkswagen installed dual-mode software in diesel vehicles to cheat on emissions tests has been postponed, despite cries of prejudice from the consumer regulator.
Geelong sues fundraising firm claiming affiliation with the Cats
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The Geelong Football Club has launched Federal Court proceedings against a promotional firm it claims passed itself off as the famous AFL club in order to procure payments from members.
Class action applicant can’t bring ‘shambolic’ case over side deal with funder
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One of two lead applicants in the settled Arasor shareholder class action has been denied leave to be heard over its $1 million personal expenses dispute with litigation funder International Litigation Partners after missing a filing deadline, with a judge calling its handling of the case “shambolic”.
PWC claims privilege against self-incrimination in fight over Vocation audit files
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Accounting giant PricewaterhouseCoopers is resisting a notice to produce audit files in a consolidated shareholder class action over the collapse of education and training company Vocation, arguing its partners face a real risk of criminal and civil penalty proceedings and are entited to claim privilege against self-incrimination.
Regulator flexes new super powers over troubled IOOF entities
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The threat of civil penalties is growing for troubled financial services provider IOOF, after the prudential regulator used its new superannuation powers to issue directions to two IOOF entities for failing to comply with licence conditions.
Origin, Australia Pacific LNG get ACCC approval for $231M sale of Ironback gas project
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The ACCC will not oppose Origin Energy’s sale of the Ironback coal seam gas project to joint venture partner Australia Pacific for $231 million, less than a third of what it paid for the project ten years ago.
Law firms to learn fate in AMP class action beauty parade
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A ruling by a judge deciding a four-way contest to run a shareholder class action against AMP is expected this week, a judgment significant not just because it is the first time a court in Australia has been asked to choose among so many competing representative cases.
Prosecutors take axe to Country Care criminal cartel case
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The Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions has pared its criminal cartel case against Country Care Group and two individuals, cutting over 100 charges in an indictment that details two alleged cartel agreements the Australian mobility equipment provider entered into in relation to bids on NSW government tenders.
ANZ brings on class actions ace as new group GC
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ANZ has recruited seasoned class actions lawyer Ken Adams to be its next group general counsel as the bank faces two cases over a botched share placement and braces for the possibility of more litigation in the wake of the Banking Royal Commission.